In what was hailed as a “landmark agreement,” farmers in an area of southern Tulare County blamed for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal from excessive groundwater pumping will chip in a hefty amount to help pay for a fix. How hefty could be decided by their payment choice. A longer term payment option would be $200 […]
Amid long-term forecasts indicating California could be headed into another dry winter, discussions at the California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting focused on current and future water policy and the challenges facing short- and long-term supplies. During a breakout session as part of the virtual Annual Meeting, Ernest Conant, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation regional director for […]
Just how warm Earth stays this December will determine if 2020 goes down as the hottest year on record. And it’s looking a lot like it will. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculated Monday that last month globally was the second hottest November on record, behind only 2015. Yet NASA and a European climate monitoring group said it was the […]
When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state’s drinking water standard. Our testing has now confirmed a source of these chemicals, and it’s clear that wildfires aren’t the only blazes that […]
Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many other species waiting for that designation. Environmentalists said delaying that long could spell disaster for the beloved black-and-orange butterfly, once a common sight in backyard gardens, […]
Proposed Agreement Could Boost Funds to Fix Friant-Kern Canal
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SJV Waterby Lois HenryIn what was hailed as a “landmark agreement,” farmers in an area of southern Tulare County blamed for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal from excessive groundwater pumping will chip in a hefty amount to help pay for a fix. How hefty could be decided by their payment choice. A longer term payment option would be $200 […]
Ongoing Litigation Muddies State’s Water Outlook
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AgAlert (California Farm Bureau Federation)by Christine SouzaAmid long-term forecasts indicating California could be headed into another dry winter, discussions at the California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting focused on current and future water policy and the challenges facing short- and long-term supplies. During a breakout session as part of the virtual Annual Meeting, Ernest Conant, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation regional director for […]
It’s Close but 2020 Likely to End Up Hottest Year On Record
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby Seth BorensteinJust how warm Earth stays this December will determine if 2020 goes down as the hottest year on record. And it’s looking a lot like it will. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculated Monday that last month globally was the second hottest November on record, behind only 2015. Yet NASA and a European climate monitoring group said it was the […]
Plastic Pipes are Polluting Drinking Water Systems After Wildfires – It’s a Risk in Urban Fires, Too
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Conversationby Andrew J. Whelton, Amisha Shah, Kristofer P. IsaacsonWhen wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state’s drinking water standard. Our testing has now confirmed a source of these chemicals, and it’s clear that wildfires aren’t the only blazes that […]
Feds to Delay Seeking Legal Protection for Monarch Butterfly
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby John FlesherFederal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many other species waiting for that designation. Environmentalists said delaying that long could spell disaster for the beloved black-and-orange butterfly, once a common sight in backyard gardens, […]
‘We Need Water to Survive’: Hopi Tribe Pushes for Solutions in Long Struggle for Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Arizona Centralby Ian JamesSome Hopi families don’t have running water. Many others have water tainted with arsenic. Steps toward fixes are finally taking shape.